if exists condition

  • I have 2 database exmp: db1 and db2

    I have a procedure named proc1 which is already present in db1

    now I want to check if proc1 exists in db2 or not.

    if not then create and but if exists then leave it as it is.

    i am using the steps like:

    IF object_id('Proc1')is null

    begin

    create procedure abc

    ------

    ------

    end

    now when i am running the above code i am getting errors.

    but when i m selecting and runing only the create procedure part and skipping the "if" condition then the procedure is runing.

    how can i achive my purpose.?

  • This is taken from BOL β€œThe CREATE PROCEDURE statement cannot be combined with other Transact-SQL statements in a single batch.”

    You have few ways to work around it. One way is to check if the procedure exists. If it is drop it, and then start a new batch (by using the word go in the script) and create the procedure. If you chose this way, you have to make sure to add the permissions to the script. Another way is to use dynamic SQL. Bellow is a code that shows both ways:

    --First alternativ - drop the procecure

    IF object_id('Proc1')is not null

    drop procedure Proc1

    go

    create procedure Proc1

    as

    select getdate()

    go

    ---Second alternativ. Use dynamic SQL

    IF object_id('Proc1')is null

    begin

    exec ('create procedure Proc1

    as

    select getdate()')

    end

    Adi

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  • Actually I am doing this in a script and i am doing this for 50 procedures and each procedure is more then 50 lines. So, dynamic query will not be good idea. And I dont want to drop the procedure if it is alrady there in database.

    Any other option.?

  • Can you post the text of the error you are receiving?

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  • Phil Parkin (2/14/2012)


    Can you post the text of the error you are receiving?

    Ignore this - Adi has already spotted the issue.

    The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence
    - Martin Rees
    The absence of consumable DDL, sample data and desired results is, however, evidence of the absence of my response
    - Phil Parkin

  • scottichrosaviakosmos (2/14/2012)


    Actually I am doing this in a script and i am doing this for 50 procedures and each procedure is more then 50 lines. So, dynamic query will not be good idea. And I dont want to drop the procedure if it is alrady there in database.

    Any other option.?

    Use Adi's 'second alternative' (to ensure that the proc exists) followed by an ALTER PROCEDURE (not dynamic) to fix up its definition.

    The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence
    - Martin Rees
    The absence of consumable DDL, sample data and desired results is, however, evidence of the absence of my response
    - Phil Parkin

  • You need to be a bit more creative with your T-SQL batch to achieve what you want :-D:

    if (OBJECT_ID('p_a') is null) SET NOEXEC OFF;

    GO

    if (OBJECT_ID('p_a') is not null) SET NOEXEC ON;

    GO

    create proc p_a

    as

    begin

    select 'a'

    end

    GO

    IF (OBJECT_ID('p_b') is null) SET NOEXEC OFF

    GO

    IF (OBJECT_ID('p_b') is not null) SET NOEXEC ON;

    GO

    create proc p_b

    as

    begin

    select 'b'

    end

    GO

    SET NOEXEC OFF;

    GO

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  • That's ugly, but also taught me something, thanks! πŸ™‚

    The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence
    - Martin Rees
    The absence of consumable DDL, sample data and desired results is, however, evidence of the absence of my response
    - Phil Parkin

  • Phil Parkin (2/14/2012)


    That's ugly, but also taught me something, thanks! πŸ™‚

    Ugly is a very subjective view.

    In my opinion it's quite extravagant πŸ™‚

    It's usefull when you want to stop batch script execution on error...

    _____________________________________________
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    (So many miracle inventions provided by MS to us...)

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  • Eugene Elutin – Very creative. Learned my lesson for today:-)

    Adi

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  • Just been playing with this and I think that Eugene's solution may have a slight flaw. SET NOEXEC OFF needs to be executed between creates to ensure that the subsequent IF conditions are evaluated correctly in the event that SET NOEXEC ON was executed previously:

    if (object_id('p1') is not null)

    set noexec on

    else

    set noexec off

    go

    create procedure p1

    as

    select 0

    go

    set noexec off

    go

    if (object_id('p2') is not null)

    set noexec on

    else

    set noexec off

    go

    create procedure p2

    as

    select 0

    go

    set noexec off

    The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence
    - Martin Rees
    The absence of consumable DDL, sample data and desired results is, however, evidence of the absence of my response
    - Phil Parkin

  • Absolutely! It was cut-&-paste issue. Didn't put the second one after unconditional set noexec off.

    if (OBJECT_ID('p_a') is null) SET NOEXEC OFF;

    GO

    if (OBJECT_ID('p_a') is not null) SET NOEXEC ON;

    GO

    create proc p_a

    as

    begin

    select 'a'

    end

    GO

    SET NOEXEC OFF;

    GO

    IF (OBJECT_ID('p_b') is null) SET NOEXEC OFF

    GO

    IF (OBJECT_ID('p_b') is not null) SET NOEXEC ON;

    GO

    create proc p_b

    as

    begin

    select 'b'

    end

    GO

    SET NOEXEC OFF;

    GO

    -- and so on...

    after looking into a bit more carefully you can see that only unconditional set noexec off is required, following conditional set noexec on.

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  • yup it worked.. tks puffy

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